Boiling and draining kettle



March 23 1926. 157'5',522

B. L. ECK

BOILING AND DRINING KETTLE Filed July 15. 1925 @ghi A u? 5 Xu-y, www1;

Patented Maro 23, 15925.

UNETED STATES 1,577,522 Partnr orties BENJAMIN L. ECK, OF IVIARINETTE, WISCONSIN'.

BOLIN G AND DRAINNG KETTLE.

Application lled July 15, 1925.V Serial No. 43,815.

.one object of the invention is to provide a boiler which is so constructed that steam may escape Without the cover beingv lifted and the water poured ott' after the vege tables have been cooked without danger oit the hands or arms being scalded by-escaping steam.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cooking utensil of this character which is so constructed that the cover may be very securely held in place so that it will not accidentally slip oliavhen water is being poured ofl' the vegetables after they have been cooked butV at the same time to so secure the cover that'it may be r adily removed when desired. l i

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, Wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the nnproved cooking utensil, and

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same.

The body portion or receptacle 1 of this utensil is provided with a bottom 2 which is connected to the annular wall ot the body by a rolled joint 3 of the usual construction. At its upper edge the Wall is rolled outwardly, as shown at 4, to provide a circumferentially extending bead which, it so desired, may be reinforced by means ot a core formed of wire. Aluminum will be preferably used in forming the annular wall and bottom et' the body portion, but it will be understood that other metals may be made use of and further that it so desired the body portion instead oi being formed of sheet metal may be 'formed by casting or in any other desired manner. The handle 5 is also Jformed of sheet metal and has its side edge portions turned downwardly, as shown at 6, to reinforce the handle and its inner end portion bent downwardly to provide a foot 7 which may be either riveted or soldered to the side of the body. It should be noted that the handle, when attached to the body or receptacle 1, extends outwardly therefrornat an upward inclination so that the utensil may be grasped by the handle and very easily lifted trema stove. A spout 8 which is substantially triangular in shape is secured against the forward or front `side port-ion ot the annular wall of the body means ot an att ching flange 9. This spout is provided with a short upper wall 10 which extends trem the annular wall ot the receptacleijust below the bead /l and at its or- A ward edge-is provided with hinge ears 11 between which fits the Ahinge ear 12 of .the cap 13.A It will, therefore, be seen that, when the pivot' pin '14 is passed through the hinge` ears 1lv and 12, the cap 13 will be mounted for swinging movement from the closed position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to an openposition, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2L' A knob 15 is provided adjacent the Vfree end ot this cap so that the cap may be readily raised when it is desired to pour water out of the receptacle through the spout. rOpenings 16 are provided inthe portion of the annular wall oi the .receptacle enclosed by the spout so that steam and water may pass from the receptaclefthrough the openings and ,out- Wardly through the spout.

Then vegetables are being cooked, it is desirable tol have the open upper end ot the receptacle closed and, therefore, there has been provided a cover 17 which is also formed ot' sheet metal and has its peripheral portion bentto provide a depending neck 17 which lit-s snugly Within the body and an outstanding annular flange 18 which rests upon the rolled bead d when the cover is in place. A knob 19 which is ot u. conventional construction is secured upon the cover so that the cover may be easily put in place or removed. Thilo the cover tits snugly in engagement with the body portion of the receptacle, it is desired to have this cover very securely held in place so that it cannot accidentally drop out of place when the receptacle is tilted in order to pour water through the spout 8. Therefore, there have been provided latches 20 which are formed of strips of resilient metal. These latches extend radially of the cover with their bill portions 21 extending downwardly for latching engagement about and beneath the bead 4. Since the latches are formed from strips of resilient metal, the cover Ina-y be very easily forced downwardly lll() llO into tight closing engagement with the body and may be readily removed when grasped by the knob 19 and a pulling action eX- erted. rlhe latches, however, will prevent any danger of the cover accidentally slipping out of place when the utensil Ais grasped by the handle and tilted so that water may low out of the body through the spout. The forward portion of the cover lits beneath the clip??l carried by the upper wall 10 of the spout.

Then this boiler is in use, the water and the vegetables -to be cooked are placed in the receptacle or bodyportion and the cover 17 put in place. The utensil is then placed upon the stove and as steam is gen# erated it passes through'the spout and the pressure of the steamv will cause the lid 13 to be swung upwardly a sufficient distance to permit escape of the steam. A 'ter the vegetables have been cooked theq required length of time, the receptacleV will be grasped bythe handle andlifted from the stove. It isV then merely. neccessary to'tilt the. receptacle, forwardly and the. water -in the receptacle will -How. out' otthesame through'the spout. swung open by'the water, it maybe grasped by the knob 15 and manually swung to' an open position. If vegetables are being cooked which should be practically dry when removed from the boiler, it will be again placed upon the stove so that the eX- cess moisture will be driven off. Theboiler willA then be again removed from the stove and the cover. 17 grasped by its handle 19 and removed by a pulling action. It will, therefore, be seenfthat when this utensil is used it is'. not necessary to partially lift the If the lid 13 is notl cover and hold it in place with one hand when pouring the hot water off cooked vegetables which it is desired to have remain in the body portion of the receptacle. Therefore, there is no danger of the hand being scalded byV hot steam or by water poured from the receptacle.

' Having thus described the invention, l claim:

A cooking utensil comprising a receptacle open at its upper end and having an annular Wall, said wall beingl perforated to provide outlet openings, a handle extending from said receptacle, a spout secured uponthe outer face oit said annular wall and enclosing the perforated portion there of, said spout being open at its upper end and having a fragmentary upper wall extending across its rrear end portion. and engaging the wall of said receptacle above thev perforated portion thereof, said upper wall being provided at its Aforward edge with hinge ears, a cap for the'open upper end `of said spout r'estingupon the upper endl thereof` and at its rear end pivotally connected with said hinge ears for vertical swinging movement into and out of a closed position, a cover for the open upper end of said receptacle, a clip carried by the upper wall of said spout and extending in overlapping engagement with said cover,

and latches carried by said cover tor engaging the wall of said receptacle and cooperating with said clip to hold the cover in closing relation to the open upper end of the receptacle. I

In testimony whereof I aiix my signa ture. V

BENJAMIN L. Een. [La] 

